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The evening world., 1887-12-24
BILL NYE A MONOPOLIST.
His Latest Device for Getting n Powerful
Grip on the Necessities Of Life.

His Latest Device for Getting n Powerful
Grip on the Necessities Of Life.
To me Editor Of Tia World.
Will you kindly insert following notice on
second page of Saturday issue, following
pure reading matter, without any advertising
signs whatever, and charge same to the Man
haitian Little Neck Clam Trust and Horse
Radish Pool2
Those interested in the formation of the Manhat-
tan Little Neck Clam Trust and Horse Radish
Pool, discussed at q recent meeting held at my Of
fee, are requested to communicate with me, in
closing checks for amounts to be subscribed and
making any suggestions which may occur to their
minds relative to the affairs Of the company. Those
who may read this notice and favor the formation
Of such q Trust, should also communicate with the
undersigned whether they attended the prelimi-
nary meeting or not. The proposition Is, briefly,
to get o corner on Little Neck clans during the
next season and force the consumers Of horse
radish also 10 come to our terms Our plan Is to cor
ner the clans and herd them tillnwe have pinched,
peeled and peppered the small buyers. Then, when
they have acceded to our terms and started bust
ness again, to suddenly shoot up the price Of horse
radish 100 per cent. We can also unite with the
Lemon and Vinegar Trusts and make things 30 high
that consumers will have to gather their clans
with stepladders. We could, by another year, get
our clutches on the cracker trade, and, with the
clam trade in our grasp, 1t would be but a little
matter TO get control OF all the remedies for collie.
With a corner on clam collie and Its relief, we would
practically regulate peace and war. We could
inaugurate war between powerful dynasties, stir
up intestine strife, advance the price of breadstufrs
and control the figures on national securities.
/ care not who controls the political destinies Of
a nation II / can furnish the clans. All communi-
cations and funds for shares should be sent to
THE LITTLE NECK CLAM NAPOLEON.
Care of Bill Nye,
WORLD ONCE, N. Y.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
THE HOSPITAL COLLECTIONS,

Last years Saturday and Sunday Hospital
collection was $5s, 900. That means an aver
age contribution from the people of New
York and Brooklyn of about five cents per
capita.
This years collection should be even
larger. New York never had a more pros
porous year. Let the hospitals share in the
horn of plenty. A 1.-THE, or even 1 per cent,
of the money spent for pleasure at this sea-
son would widely extend the circle of their
beneicent work in the relief of the afflicted
and suffering poor.
"Al mankind's concern is charity" Let
the checks, the cartwheel dollars. the quar-
tiers, the dimes and the pennies fill those
little red boxes to the brim.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
A Strange story of Faith Cure.

Heavy (Ga.) Ds.patoh TO Savannah Ns1s.l
Henry Hayes Is one Of the Oldest and most highly
respected citizens in this county. A reporter met
him to-day and learned from his own lips the story
Of a strange experience that he recently passed
through. Some time ago a. Uncle " Henry's health
began to decline; he grew weak and attenuated,
LOST his appetite completely and was In a bad way
generally. A physician was called In who pre-
scribed for him, but after taking the medicines for
q week without gaining any relief thereby, Mr..
Hayes decided that mans efforts In his behalf
would be vain, so he plainly told his physician that
he would take no more medicine anu that he had
left his case In the hands of God. that II 1t was
his wall for him to die he was ready to undergo
the ordeal Of death. So no more medicine was
taken. But now the strange part OF the story.
On the night Of the day on which this conclusion
was reached, "Uncien Henry began to have a
very uncomfortable feeling on one side OF his body.
He ran MS hand under his shirt to rub his side,
and found that his skin was peeling OF. He got q
handful OF dead skin the frst rub he made, and
this operation was continued until he had peeled
the olu skin OF his entile body, leaving In Its stead
anew akin, soft and delicate rs an Infants. From
that night he began 10 improve In health, ana he
now declares that he Ia In possession Of better health
than he mas enjoyed for many years. and that he
has a ravenous appetite, which holda nothing
lightly In the way OF food.
The evening world., 1887-12-24

N top of the Equitable
Building the weather
clerk had q regular re-
ception during the
past few days of anx-
ious seekers for now
and ice on Christmas
Day, Big Gabe Case
was one of the first pc.
t%itioners. Then came
the spokesman of the
gentlemen interested
in the winter carnival
up at Fleetwood.
All the amateur
champions
filed up singly, from
Gus Walton to the big
The evening world., 1887-12-24

There is force to the complaint Of the IN
fair competition of Government bands with
unattached musicians. Uncle Sans musi-
clans are enlisted soldiers and receiving
regular pay. and can naturally take outside
engagements at cut rates. Either the army
regulation against such engagements should
be strictly enforced or some equitable ar
rangement be made TO obviate the unjust
competition.
The evening world., 1887-12-24

From the Washington tGa.) ChroRiele.1
A traveller from Broad River Thursday evening
told us that while hunting that day Ben Neal shot .
turkey, which fell into the river. This was unfortu-
nate, but Christmas was too near at hand to give
up such valuable game without a struggle, 80,
quickly disrobing, he plunged into the chilly water
OF the Broad and came out with his turkey. This
heroic ueed of Benny's has only been riyalled by
Byron in swimming lhe HellespOnt and the negro
VINO lost his life last summer attempting to rescue
a watermelon, hut we are glad TO state that our
nero was more fortunate han either, as the negro
was drowned and Lord Byron had the ague, while
at lasG reports Benny was doing well.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
He Didn't Look at II.

Iron The Nebraska Sias Journdl.l
''Johnnie, when will your sister be DOWN I'm
getting aWfully tired OF waiting"
"She'n be down In ten minutes, / guess"
'Well, I'm going to time her. I'll go and look at
the clock and see how long 1t will take her."
rYou'd letter not. u.
"Why?
Dad would he mad II It wasn't running
"What DO you mean, JOhnnief"
"Nhy, Sis says you'd STOP a clock by looking
At it,"
The evening world., 1887-12-24

CHARLES ANANIAs DANA, the dotard who
can no longer lie with plausibility nor tell
the truth with discretion, continues his fu-
tile fulminations against the journal that
long since sent him and his into perpetual
eclipse.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
A Wnnt Long UnTulnlIed.

TFFoW nc ChIedg0 ITlbuRe.I
Another glorious holiday season 10 almost here.
Another year win soon be numbered with the past
Another notch in the scythe-handle upon which
Father Time records the annual night Of this round
earth about the naming sun will shortly be cut,
and still mankind looEs In VAN for the coming OF
some lofty genius capable OF i~nventing a necktie
that will not climb up TO the top Of his shirt collar
and leer horribly and denantly at the whole world.
The evening world., 1887-12-24

Rome is only slightly over one hundred
miles from Canada. Ordinarily $4O,O O2
would be rather a steep fare for such o dis
tance. but circumstances alter cases. So
JACOB SHARP may think.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
OLEMNITY has been

OLEMNITY has been
the prevailing oxpres-
sion p the MANAGE
rial c~ountenance dur
ing the past week-an
awful, irresistible 30
lemnity due TO the
wretched condition of
the theatres during the
week before Christ
mas. when the per-
verse multitude cannot
be induced to do any
thing but ~shop-shop
In the morning, shop
In the afternoon and
shop in the evening.
IT, pioht bowavar
The evening world., 1887-12-24

IRON he Philadelphia Call.l
First Newsboy-Iten you, Billy pounded him over
the head awfully.
Second Newsboy-What Billy?
FIRST Newsboy-The pollceman's billy.
Second Newsooy-fou think yer smart, don't
yer? Jimmy told yer that.
First Newsboy-What jimmy
Second Newsboy-The burglars Jimmy.
First Newsboy-Poonl You think yer smart,
don't yer2
The evening world., 1887-12-24
His First ssnowst0rm.

[From the Chambersburg (Pd. } Spirtf.l
There was one person In Johannesburg who OBJ
served the fail of snow on Saturday with genuine
pleasure. II was the first snow he had ever seen.
Born and reared until a few months ago in Florida
he knew nothing OF snow except whaI he read or
was old. lie Is about fifteen years Old, and his
delight on Saturday when the first nakes fell
hardly knew bound. He maze tracks all about
the house wnere he boards, ana enjoyed the
novelty to an extent Northern people know moth
ing OF.
The evening world., 1887-12-24

The WoRLD's Christmas matinee at the
Peoples Theatre this afternoon promises to
be q great success. About $500 applications
for seats were made. There will be q theatre
full of delighted youngsters and misses.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
rHp YouNaBR pIoKRuga TouR,

Unlike the Rev. DR.. PAAKKR. CAAnLHs
DIcKzNs has not been AL broke NJ" by his
hour Of the country. He comes back from his
Western trip enthusiastic over the " excellent
The evening world., 1887-12-24
A Hopeless (,ase.

TFToW To UWdhu WOTTd.I
Omaha man lin Salt Lake hotel, to new. found
friend)-wha,; Not going yet, l hone. It's only
halt-past 6
New Found Friend-I must. I'd catcle1he old
Harry II | did not get home before Q.
"Oh, come, now. BE a man Stand up for
your rights. Catch me going home till / feel like
It."
"Yes, but you have only one wife to nghtp
The evening world., 1887-12-24

Mayor HEwITT's ambition to supply every
baby on the island with a rattle p" is far more
laudable than his wish to have the helpless
innocents all dosed with soothing syrup.
The evening world., 1887-12-24

The Wife" has become extremely pop
ular at the Lyceum. She ought to be 30
everywhere.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
A Great

tEfom the Bin0hdaloH Republican,
A correspondent says: adj. Talmage is q
genial gentleman with q mouth actually about four
inches wide" Let the reverend gentleman re-
ioice. He can eat pie with q knife without cutting
his mouth.
The evening world., 1887-12-24

JOHN SHERMAN is referred to as q rem
nant." He would doubtless be pleased to
regard himself as o saving remnant.
The evening world., 1887-12-24

One Of Justices freaks JAIME eating his
meagre Christmas dinner in Sing Sing and
JAKEY dining sumptuously at his country
place.
The evening world., 1887-12-24

Between natural gas n the gas natural to
Chicago, the Western metropolis ought to be
buoyant and we'll lighted.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
RelntiXo Rnlua.

Iron hs Ftnsour0 CArontsls.l
Some surprise IL felt that there are not more col
lege men in Congress than there are. But the CON-
Parahye value OF statesmen and baseball players Il
lost sight Of
The evening world., 1887-12-24

We told you that Brer SHERMAN was only
- living low
The evening world., 1887-12-24
CHRISTMAS TIME SPORTS.
GOOD WEATHER PROMISED FOR THE ATH.
LETEs ON MONDAY.

Signal Service Bureau Beseiaed Nv
People Anxious to Get Tips on the Tenn.
pe~rature-They Go Home Happy In tho
Assurance Of n Blizzard-A List OF tho
Athletic Events TO Occur on Monday.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
Cause and Effect.

From Puck.l
"Woman feels where man thinks, " says a writer.
Yes, that's why man Ii bald.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
NOVEMBER CIRCULATION during the past ,tr
OPEN TO ALL.

The New York Word" invites every
Newspaper Proprietor and every Advertiser
TO examine It's Books and Press Room to
Satisfy himself about Its Circulation.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
PLAYS FOR EVERY TASTE.
ANY NUMBER OF HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS
AT THE THEATRES.

Events In the Dramatic World Tonight and
on Mondny-Dense Crowds Expected and
Managers Hnppy-Ncw Things to be Pro-
duced and Old Attractions Running which
move TO Tears or Laughter.
The evening world., 1887-12-24

Among Eeo York Thieves. See The Sunday
WORLD. Three cents.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
A Tragedy.

from The Detroit Free PrsEs.l
A little draught upon the stego
Al rehearsals, m Is aud nights;
A little hack and little coulhin'-
Soon they bear the actress of in
A large hack aud larger comm
No more ~rehearsals, mats or nights
The evening world., 1887-12-24

A Night IN Bellevue Hospital See the Sunday
WORLD. Three cents.
The evening world., 1887-12-24

Faith Cure ana ITS Followers. See The Sunday
WORLD. Three cents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-03

Mr.. John NeColins, principal of the
Brick school, who has been spending the
vacation at the home of his parents IN
Hazel Green, returned to this city FRI
day.
Mr.. Chas hurry went to Galena
Thursday evening in charge of a man
by the name of Sicily, who is being
sent from the Poor House, in this
county, to his sons home in Nebraska.
Mr.. Solomon Turk. of New York,
president of the Latin & Rand Powder
Co., together with Mr.. Content, of the
same city, and r. II. Collier, OF Du-
buque, also connected with the COM
pany. were in the city on business last
week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-03
The Original jug.

Carroll county claims the original
jug. 1t has been in the Cannon fami-
ly ever since the Revolutionary war.
Mrs. Sarah Gammon's grandfather car
ried water in it and used it as 8 canteen
while he was in the great struggle. The
jug win hold one-half gallon. 1t is at
least five-eighths of an inch thick, and is
made of some kind of material as hard
as flint Its history can not be traced
further back than the year 1875. The
local paper says of it: mo one knows
but what Abraham had it in his travels,
as there is letter A on it, which may
stand for Abraham. There is no date
or mark on it. We have seen and ex-
amined the jug, and have decided if that
little peculiarly-colored jug could talk
it would be grand to sit by its side and
listen to its life of sunshine and shadow"
Atlanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-03
False Hair and Headaches.

A member of the medical profession
is credited with the statement, says the
New York Grdphic, that the practice of
physicians has been considerably dimin-
ished within the past few years by n
certain change in feminine fashions.
The change referred TO is in the matter
of wearing false hair Although it is
still worn to considerable extent the
custom of loading down the head with
a heavy mass of false coils and brands
is thing of the past. and those who
still resort to the habit indulge in this
form of disqualification" to very mod
crate extent, combining their capillary
increment CHIEF y to the frizzes and
bangs of airy lightness that wave about
their foreheads, and upon the slightest
provocation shed themselves in gener-
Gus profusion over the surface of the
young mans new winter overcoat In
the age of heavy chignons the general
prevalence of severe headaches, pains in
the neck, weak eyes. scalp affections.
and dozen other feminine complaints
were directly traceable to the custom
referred to. Now they have for the most
part disappeared, and authorities say
that we are to nave healthier and
more robust race of women in the
future 1t is remarked. however. that
the loss of practice resulting from this
change of fashion to the medical profess
sion has been partially compensated by
the increased use of cosmetics and the
evils resulting therefrom. Thus, as far
as actual gain is concerned, it proves to
be six of one and. half dozen of the
other, and shows that the age of folly is
by no means YET at an end.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-03
Hard to Hoax.


Prof. Baird's grave features relaxed
into a smile when the dispatch from
Paducah, Ky. announcing the discov-
cry of dlamond-feld near that place
was shown to him, writes Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Herald
Il should say. without knowing any,
thing about it, he said. ''that the story
was hoax. None of the specimens re-
ported 10 have been sent 10 the Smith
sonian have been received, nor do be-
lieve they will be. Prof. Proctor. m
eminent geologiSt, Is now making 4
tour of Kentucky, but he has not been
heard from upon the subject If the
the probability Is that the mine is salt
ed. Sucn tricks do occur occasionally.
/ remember about ten years ago a won
derful discovery of diamonds was re-
ported from Colorado. The newspapers
teemed with descriptions of the mine
and its dazzling productions. A party
OF gentlemen went from San Francisco
and examined the mine in person. In
their judgment it was a bona-fde dis
covery. They returned to California
and organized a stock company, with q
capital running up into the millions.
Mr. Clarence King. one of the biologists
attached to the Smithsonian, had Just
returned from Colorado when the eX-
element was at its height. Nothing of
the kind had come under his observa-
ton, and naturally enough he regarded
the discovery as a reflection upon him.
self. He returned 10 Colorado, and saw
at once that the mines were sailed.
The projectors of the affair offered him
a large sum of money not to expose
them, but he refused to be bribed, and
so the fraud became public.
whenever an alleged important dis
covery like this Kentucky mine, for in
stance, gets into the papers we of the
Smithsonian have to suffer the con>e-
quences. ap quite sure that before
the expiration of week we shall re-
ceive hundred letters about it. Peo-
pie write TO us upon every conceivable
subject. We received letter the other
day from a man in Pennsylvania who
claimed to have found petrified par
rot, which he offered to sell for 81 900.
1t is impossible to petrify the soft tissues
o. a bird, but / told him to send it along
and we would examine it for him. 1t
proved to be nothing but water-worn
fragment of limestone rock, with some
thing of the appearance OF petrified
parrot might have if such thing were
possible.
Speaking about curious people, l
have just written letter to Mr. John
Hampden, of London, who sends us
each month for distribution a magazine
devoted to proving that the earth is flat
Some years ago Mr.. Hampden wagered
Arthur L. Wallace, the celebrated scien-
fist, $1,000 that Wallace could not
prove the earth to be round. There
were three umpires, two of whom decid-
ed in Wallace's favor, and the money
was paid to him."
do you answer crank letters?"
I'VE have one clerk who does moth
ing else. Occasionally they write us a
second time, and express their regret
that an institution so famous should not
possess one man of good common
sense"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-03
PERSONAL.

Miss York, of Hazel Green, is visiting
friends in the city.
Mr.. Jacob UT, of Illinois, is visiting
relatives in the city and vicinity.
George Kirkpatrick, OF Rewey, spent
a few days in the city last week.
Gus Nye has been spending a short
vacation at the home of his parents in
this city.
Mr.. Oscar Hennings. of Galena, is
visiting his parents and friends in
Platteville.
MIR. Jim Ferebee, teaching at Eagle
Corners, has been spending few days
in the city.
Mr.. Jesse Barnes. of Madison, broth.
er of E. Barns, of this city. is here visit
ing friends and relatives.
Misses Stella and Grace Clough left
Thursday for Mineral Point, to spend
New Years visiting friends.
Chas. Grindell and his sister lydia,
went to Mineral Point Saturday to
spent few days visiting friends.
Henry Jones, of the Witness, left
Friday to spend a few days visiting
relatives at his home in Dodgeville.
DIR. Outlet. who takes the practice
of DR.. Richards, has arrived at the Gates
House, where he may be found for the
present.
Miss Cora Mckinney, who has been
spending week visiting in this city,
returned to her home in Lancaster
Saturday.
Steve Jeardoe, son of Paul Jeardoe
who has been in Dakota the past yea,
or two, is spending the winter at the
home of his parents in Lima.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-03

The torpedo cannon-ball invented by
Capt. Coudray of the French navy
seems to have solved affirmatively for
his countrymen the question whether
shells containing large charges Of the
high explosives can be used safely. The
velocity is not very high. TO be sure,
but it is put by the Avenir Militaire at
over 600 feet second, this presumably
meaning the'initial velocity. The charge
introduced is forty pounds of gun-cot-
ton. The experiments with it began
four years ago at Caves. near Lorient.
Still. it must be said that the charges
are vastly inferior to those that can be
used in the submarine gun of Ericsson
and the pneumatic gun of Zalinski. The
former has the further advantage of
striking the vessel below her thick
armor, while the latter has a much
greater range, apparently, than the can
non ball of Coudray.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-03

Where are your tickets. gents?" ask
ed the doorkeeper of St Louis theater
to line of men who confronted him in
..Indian file" '.It's all right" shouted
a man Mt the tail end of the line, I've
got the tickets. There's twelve of us
with me. Count 'em as they go in"
In you GO. gents" said the doorkeeper.
and he tailed off eleven. who immed-
lately mixed with the crowd within.
The doorkeeper turned to look for the
holder of the tickets, but he had disap-
peared. and eleven men saw the per-
formance safe from identification in
the tremendous throng vi people.